Thrushes (Turdidae)

Dusky Thrush (Turdus eunomus) - HBW 10, p. 641

French: Grive à ailes rousses German: Rostflügeldrossel Spanish: Zorzal Eunomo
Other common names: Spotted Thrush

Taxonomy: Turdus eunomus Temminck, 1831, Japan.
Frequently treated as conspecific with T. naumanni; taxonomic separation based on very different phenotypic characters, but the two intergrade over wide area; further study required. Monotypic.

Distribution: Breeds NC & NE Siberia from lower R Yenisey E to W Chukotka and Kamchatka; S limit uncertain but includes middle Angara basin, middle and upper R Podkamennaya Tunguska and upper R Lena, and possibly S to L Baikal, and extending E to at least upper Vitim. Non-breeding from NE Indian Subcontinent E to Japan.